Yen Press announced another light novel acquisition today on their Twitter feed: So we hope you'll share our excitement for the latest addition to the Yen On lineup! Coming this October…… [drum roll] — Yen Press (@yenpress) March 9, 2015 An Irregular at Magic High School! — Yen Press (@yenpress) March 9, 2015 The Irregular at… Read More News: Yen Press Licenses The Irregular at Magic High School
I didn’t notice a LOT of light novel-related articles this past month, so feel free to link any others you happen to know of! Here are a few posts to check out for now though: Over at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses, you can read this interview with Naoki Yamada, the CEO of Conyac–i.e. the crowd-funding translation company that held… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (February 2015)
The second volume of A Certain Magical Index has recently been released by Yen Press. It is available in paperback, and can be purchased online: Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository A Certain Magical Index vol 2 Synopsis: In Academy City, magic and science coexist in an unwavering power struggle–and Touma Kamijo has been caught up in the… Read More News: A Certain Magical Index 2 Released
At Katsucon today, Vertical Comics announced a couple new light novel licenses: KizuMonogatari, and Seraph of the End. According to screenshots taken at the event, KizuMonogatari will release in November 2015, while the Seraph of the End novel will arrive in December 2015. This news has been confirmed on Vertical’s Tumblr blog, which adds that Seraph of… Read More News: Vertical Licenses Kizumonogatari, Seraph LNs
How is everyone’s new year coming along? I hope everyone’s been able to read a light novel or two this past month. Did you forget your new year’s resolution to read at least 100 of them this year? ;P I have a few LN-related links to share from Frog-kun’s blog Fantastic Memes: Identity through Inou-Battle —… Read More News: Light Novel Articles (January 2015)
Sega has announced today that the light novel crossover fighting game Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax will be localized for the West. It is a 2D fighter featuring 14 playable characters along with 23 support characters, mostly from popular Dengeki Bunko light novel franchises. The video game will release on the PS Vita and Playstation 3 this summer.… Read More News: Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax to be Localized
